Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Well, here I am. The biggest procrastinator ever. I have been putting off making my new years resolutions as long as possible. I am sure most of you are sick of reading everyone else's by now, but I figured it is about time I record mine.

It is interesting to me how much can change in one year. It seems like just yesterday I wrote "My Goals for 2008" as the title to one of my journal entries. I wish it were just yesterday so that it didn't seem quite so pathetic that I didn't accomplish most of them. Oh well. That's what a new year is for right? So, here goes nothin'.

#1- Eat Healthier. This does NOT mean I am going to give up my cookie dough. Sorry. But that is just out of the question. However, I would like to add some vegetables to my diet.

#2- Be Organized. I am the worst organizer on the planet. Well, maybe not on the planet (have you seen those shows on Compulsive Hoarders?!) but I really would like to be more organized. I am awful at remembering birthdays, anniversaries (except my own... but even that is questionable at times) doctor's appointments, meetings, etc. I am going to get a calender and actually WRITE ON IT.

#3- Enjoy the Tantrums. My little guy isn't really throwing tantrums yet, but he is getting close! In church the other day a woman told use to "enjoy the tantrums". She is now a grandma and says that she wished she would have taken the time to charish every second she had with her kids home. It really made me think about how I needed to be more patient and loving and understanding. I need make accidents, lessons. I need to spend more time being silly with him, rather than trying to get everything done that I think needs to be done.

#4- Have dinner ready. It has been established already that I am a procrastinator. Unfortunately for my husband this means that dinner isn't always ready for him when he gets home. There are many times when the day has gotten away with me and I see my husband helping me make dinner when he could be spending time with our little guy whoe he hasn't seen all day instead.

#5- Be more spiritual. This is a broad one and I keep it broad for you, detailed for me. I hope to read from the scriptures more often and more diligently. I also hope to make my prayers more meaningful.

#6- Use Coupons! My grandma signed us up for 3 months free for the newspaper. I am SO excited because that means that I now get Sunday coupons. I am going to be better at writing out a list of groceries and ORGANIZING my coupons so that I can hopefully save us some moolah.

#7- Exercise. Notice how I didn't say "exercise more often" or "exercise more regularly". That would be because I don't exercise, so I would be lying to myself and you if I said the others. I suppose I could make myself feel better by saying I have a 27 lb child I chase and lug around each day, but I'm afraid that just isn't enough. After a recent cholesterol screening I found out that I have high cholesterol. Not too much of a surprise seeing how I have heart disease on BOTH SIDES OF THE FAMILY. But, being in my early 20's it's a little scary having high cholesterol already. They told me to exercise. So, I'm gonna.

Alright, you can wake up now as I am sure I have bored you to sleep with my hum drum same ol' same ol' resolutions. However, I have seen a cool thing going around about choosing a "word for the year". You are to choose a word that describes what you want for this year. I thought it would be fun to choose mine. My word is JOY. I want joy.